Microsoft Layoffs Affecting Thousands Could Be 'The Largest in Gaming History': 5 Xbox Studios at Risk
Microsoft is weighing studio closures, spinoffs and game cancellations as sources say at least 1,000 jobs could be cut across Xbox.
- Microsoft plans to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees starting July 6th, resulting in studio closures, potential mergers, and canceled game projects.
- The upcoming layoffs are part of a "reset" under new CEO Asha Sharma, who hinted at "making hard choices" last month and claims her mandate prioritizes becoming the top gaming company.
- Microsoft is weighing closure of at least five studios, including the developers behind Marvel's Blade, which may be canceled; the company also explores selling Undead Labs and spinning off Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory.
- Rumors suggest at least 1,000 job losses, with Duke Nukem co-creator George Broussard claiming this will be the "largest single layoff event in gaming history," affecting active studios not being closed.
- Bloomberg's Jason Schreier revealed the company is already ending contracts before July 6th, while the January 2024 Xbox layoffs following the Activision Blizzard merger included 1,900 employees, which reporters called a "bloodbath.
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Microsoft Layoffs Affecting Thousands Could Be 'The Largest in Gaming History': 5 Xbox Studios at Risk
Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs as early as the week of 6 July 2026, spanning its sales and consulting arms and its Xbox gaming division, according to reporting by Business Insider confirmed by GeekWire. Within Xbox, Microsoft is weighing the closure or sale of at least five studios, including Arkane Lyon, the maker of Dishonored, per The Verge. The reductions will hit under 2.5% of a global workforce of about 220,000. Thousands …
Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up
Microsoft's gaming division is having a rough time of it, having sold fewer consoles this generation than Sony and the game industry's general troubles pinching its ambitions. New Xbox chief Asha Sharma, who took the role in February, published an internal memo acknowledging a roughly $500 million revenue decline over five years and profits far short of expectations. — Read the rest The post Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up appeare…
Xbox Layoffs Could Be the “Largest in Gaming History,” Says Insider
The co-creator of Duke Nukem has claimed that the upcoming Xbox layoffs will reportedly be the “largest” the gaming industry has ever seen. According to George Broussard, the mass firings will be so catastrophic that the Xbox gaming brand will be very unpopular with players for a long time. George Broussard Claims Xbox Layoffs Will Be the Largest in Gaming History Screenshot: Xbox This latest rumor comes from Duke Nukem co-creator George Broussa…
With Xbox, the evidence of a comprehensive wave of redundancies and conversions is condensed. After several internal studios were recently considered to be at risk, Undead Labs, the team behind State of Decay 3. This seems to be no longer just about individual savings, but about a larger reset of the entire Xbox division. Already at the beginning of June, it was reported that Microsoft's gaming division is preparing larger redundancies and budge…
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